Applicant must:

• Be a twin, triplet or higher order multiple

• Be either:

  1. A senior in high school with plans to attend a college, university, trade or vocational school; or

  2. A high school graduate (or equivalent) currently attending or planning to attend a college, university, trade or vocational school as a degree seeking student.

• Be a resident of Iowa.

•  Complete the electronic DMMOM Scholarship Application (see link below) including the following:

  1. An official copy of your most recent academic transcript from your school. Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher is required.

  2. Two letters of recommendation that state the strengths and character of the applicant. The name, address and phone number of the person writing the recommendation, as well as the nature of the relationship (cannot be an immediate family member) and the length of time the applicant has been known by said individual, must be included.

  3. A 300-500 word essay discussing one of the following two topics: 

     • Your educational plan stating how this scholarship will help further your education; or 

     • How being a multiple has impacted you and advice you would give to parent(s) who are raising multiple-birth children. 

  4. An acceptance letter from the college, university, trade or vocation school you plan to attend or an enrollment verification letter from the registrar’s office if currently enrolled in the institution. An enrollment verification letter will also be required upon the start of the term.

  5. Copies of Birth Certificates for the applicant and the multiple birth child(ren) in order to verify multiple birth family status.

• Each completed application will be reviewed based on timely submission. Late submittals will be disqualified.

• Completed applications, essays, and letters of recommendation will be reviewed by the DMMOM Scholarship Committee or designated panel of volunteers within the DMMOM organization.

• Scholarships will be awarded based upon academic achievement, personal essay and letters of recommendation.

• Only one scholarship shall be awarded per person per academic year and shall be applied to tuition, room and board, textbooks or other costs directly related to pursuing a degree at that school.

• The winner will be notified in writing within 60 days of the deadline.

• Award checks will be sent directly to the university, college, trade or vocational school in both the winner’s name and the school’s name once the student provides an enrollment verification letter after their first term has started.

• If an award recipient does not attend a university, college, trade or vocational institution in the 2025-2026 academic year, the award is forfeited.

2024-Jacey Reineke

2023-

2022-

2021-Benjamin Connolly

2020-Rachel Strang

2019- 

2018- Dana Bray

2017-Charlotte Flynn

2016- Lauren Ashley

2015-David Shindelar

2014-

2013- Mary Lohberg and Brandon Johnson